Stocking.



G. A. LANDENBERGER.

STOCKING.

APPLICATION FILED DEC; 10, 1912.

1,1 1 1,658. Patented Sept 22, 1914.

2 SHEETSSHBET 1.

G. A. LANDENBERGER.

STOCKING.

APPLICATION FILED DECv 10, 1912. I 1,1 1 1,658 Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STOCKING.

Specification. ofLetter s Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

Application filed December 10, 1912. Serial No. 735,971.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GUSTAV A. LANDEN- BERGER, a; subject of the King of Austria, having declared my intentions of becoming a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Stockings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to knitting and consists primarily of a special form of heel reinforcement for stockings, such as are made on the machine described and claimed in my application for United States Patent, Serial No. 731,830, filed Nov. 16, 1912, al-

though my invention is applicable for the reinforcement "of fabrics used for other purposes.

Heretofore, it was the general custom in the formation of heels for stockings to extend the latter quite high and up the back of the leg portion by making a reinforced portion or portions in which the intersecting wales of the regular knit portion of the fabric and the reinforced portion of the fabric ran parallel to each other and for the entire height of the heel portion. This produced a reinforced heel formation which ended abruptly at the top in a square-cut line of intersection between the reinforced heel portion and the regular knit portion which was very unsi htl One object of my lnvention is to produce a stocking having a reinforced heel portion which gracefully intersects the regular knit portions of the stocking.

Another object is to produce stockings having various designs formed b the variation of the lines of intersection etween the reinforced heel portions and the regular knit portions.

A still further object is to produce stockings inwhioh a reinforced heel portion as just described will merge into a reinforced selvage adjacent the rear seam.

These objects I attain inthe following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1, is a diagrammatic view of a full fashioned leg and heel knit fabric in a fiat state and made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, isa stocking made from the fabric shown in Fig. 1 and having a foot portion knit thereto. Figs. 3 to 14 are fragmental views of similar nature to Figs. 1-

the knit leg portion 1 has the reinforced knit heel portions 2, the latter being lined with heavy lines in the direction ofthe courses and consequently at right angles to the wales; the wales not being indicated on the drawings. The courses of the reinforced portions are short as shown at 3 and gradually become longer until they reach the point 4. The variation in the length of successlve courses is such as'to produce a concave-curved line of intersection as shown from 3 to 5 between the reinforced portion and the regular knit portion.

In Figs. 3 and 4, the courses of the reinforced portion at 6 are short and gradually become long until they reach the part as lndicated at 7. The variation in the length of the lines as shown in these figures is such that the line of intersection between the re inforced portion and the regular knit portion will form a straight inclined line as shown from 6 to 8.

In Figs. 5 and 6, the courses increase in length from the part 9 t0 the part- 10 and the line of intersection between the reinforced knit portion and the regular knit portion forms a convex-curved line as shown from 9 to 11.

Figs. 7 and 8 show the courses increasing in length from 12 to 13 and the line of intersection between the reinforced portion and the regular knitportion is in the shape of a step formation in which a line connecting the projecting corners will be at an inclined angle to the courses and wales of the fabric, and the lines forming the step will run respectively parallel and at right angles to the line of .the wale and the courses. In other words, the lines of intersection as shown at 15 will run parallel to the wales and consequently at right angles to the courses, and the lines 16 will run parallel to the courses and consequently at right angles to the wales.

The form shown in Figs. 9 and 10, also shows a step formation and is produced by increasing the length of the courses from 17 to 18, the latter being such that a line from 17 to 19 connecting the outer corners of the the steps will run at an incline to the wales as will also the lines 20 of intersection between the reinforced portion and the regular knit portion. The other lines 16 forming the step will run parallel to the courses similar to the line 16 in Figs. 7 and 8. Also, in Figs. 11 and 12, a step formation is shown as forming the line of intersection between the reinforced portion and the regular knit portion. In this case the courses increase in length from 21. to 22 and a line connecting the outer corners of the step formations from 21 to 23 will run at an inclined angle to the wales. In this formation all the lines 24 and 25 extend at an inclined angle to the wales and the courses.

Figs. 13 and 14: show a heel formation similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and in which the curved line of intersection between the reinforced portion and the regular knit portion merges and blends at 27 into a reinforced seaming selvage 26.

By constructing a stocking in a manner as disclosed and using any of the various forms as described, pretty effects may be obtained at the lines of intersection between the heel and leg portions by using yarns of the same color or yarns of different colors or shades of colors.

While, I have shown only one form of heel intersection merging into a reinforced seaming selvage it will be noted that any of the heel intersections as shown may merge into a seaming selvage if desired, and any other modified form of intersection may also be made in connection with the reinforced selvage as shown. Also, instead of having the lines 15 asshown in Fig. ,7 running parallel with the wales, the same. may

I be made to run at a curve to the line of wales as shown in Fig. 15, also the lines 16 selvage edges seamed together, the differ-- ence in'width of the fabric being produced by employing different numbers of needles edges.

to knit different courses, or otherwise causing some of the courses to contain more loops than others.

I claim 1. A full fashioned stocking made from a flat-knitted fabric and having a reinforced fashioned heel portion, the ends of the courses of the heel reinforcement defining a line inclined to the wales and,

courses.

2. A full fashioned stocking made from aflat-knitted fabric having a fashioned heel reinforcement, certain of whose courses are of varying lengths.

3. A full fashioned stocking made from a flat-knitted fabric having a fashioned heel reinforcement including successive courses of varying lengths.

4. A full fashioned stocking made from a flat-knitted fabric and having a portion forming a fashioned heel reinforcement, the ends of the courses of the heel reinforcement defining a curved line inclined to the wales and courses.

5. A full fashioned stocking consisting of a fiat-knitted fabric having reinforced selvage edges joined to ether, and including portions extending inwardly from said edges to form a heel reinforcement, certain of the courses of said heel reinforcement being of varying lengths with their inner ends arranged to define a line inclined to the wales and courses of the fabric.

6. A full fashioned stocking consisting of a fiat-knitted fabric having reinforced selvage edges joined'together, and including portions extending inwardly from said edges to form a heel reinforcement, certain of the courses of said heel reinforcement being of varying lengths with their inner ends arranged to define a line inclined to the wales and courses of the fabric and blending with the line formed by the ends of the inner portion of the reinforced selvage In testimony whereof,.-I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, GUSTAV A. LANDENBERGER.

Witnesses: I

AUGUSTUS B. Corrns, WM. A. BARR. 

